The pandemic and restrictions (gosh clap clap BBC) have had a severe impact on young children and young people.

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No shit. The most important time in our lives to learn and build social bonds and skills. No life experience to put the lockdowns in perspective.

My neighbours have 2 late teenage daughters; one coped fine but one has been severely traumatised and literally has not left the house in a year through fear of a virus that poses no threat whatsoever to her.

She will never be the same; psychologically permanently damaged by the childishly irresponsible media, geniuses of SAGE and every fool in the country who went along with the circus.

Perhaps those on here who claim I arrogantly ignore experts would like to comment on the experts behind this report and justify the restrictions evidentially?

No, thought not.

Wyot wrote:
The pandemic and restrictions (gosh clap clap BBC) have had a severe impact on young children and young people.

www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www...p_tf=From%20%251%24s

No shit. The most important time in our lives to learn and build social bonds and skills. No life experience to put the lockdowns in perspective.

My neighbours have 2 late teenage daughters; one coped fine but one has been severely traumatised and literally has not left the house in a year through fear of a virus that poses no threat whatsoever to her.

She will never be the same; psychologically permanently damaged by the childishly irresponsible media, geniuses of SAGE and every fool in the country who went along with the circus.

Perhaps those on here who claim I arrogantly ignore experts would like to comment on the experts behind this report and justify the restrictions evidentially?

No, thought not.

I agree, Wyot, but just pointing out that the young people I speak to are not frightened for themselves, but very worried about getting it and passing it on.

I was reading somewhere that there is a big increase in young people smoking.
I don't know if it is a result of stress induced by the response, or if it is because for a time there was nowhere to buy those vape things easily, and cigarettes were readily available?

my nightclub / social years are over but I have great sympathy for the young with an enforced lock down upon them.

I'm even glad I'm an official Carer for a relative as it gives me a legal excuse to get out and about while others are denied this.

## One Big Mystery: people are allowed out under NSW Cobid Lock Down for 1 hour of exercise and I get sick of seeing 100s and 100s marching up and down the street..

Our grandparents and parents never exercised and were all slim and lived to their 80s or 90s !!

Why vape when you can smoke good cigars ?

Honey wrote:
Wyot wrote:
The pandemic and restrictions (gosh clap clap BBC) have had a severe impact on young children and young people.

www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www...p_tf=From%20%251%24s

No shit. The most important time in our lives to learn and build social bonds and skills. No life experience to put the lockdowns in perspective.

My neighbours have 2 late teenage daughters; one coped fine but one has been severely traumatised and literally has not left the house in a year through fear of a virus that poses no threat whatsoever to her.

She will never be the same; psychologically permanently damaged by the childishly irresponsible media, geniuses of SAGE and every fool in the country who went along with the circus.

Perhaps those on here who claim I arrogantly ignore experts would like to comment on the experts behind this report and justify the restrictions evidentially?

No, thought not.

I agree, Wyot, but just pointing out that the young people I speak to are not frightened for themselves, but very worried about getting it and passing it on.

I was reading somewhere that there is a big increase in young people smoking.
I don't know if it is a result of stress induced by the response, or if it is because for a time there was nowhere to buy those vape things easily, and cigarettes were readily available?

I would have thought smoking, drinking and drug taking and possible long term mental health problems.

It must have been horrendous during WW2 and far from wonderful "British spirit" carrying the day my parents say so many suffered long term problems..let alone poor fighting Brits who experienced horrors.

##my cousin has a beautiful daughter now 30 years old but with a mental age of 8.
8 is a nice age and this girl is like a wonderful gentle 8 year old.

But she's suffered badly under Melbourne's Lock Down because she cannot understand everyone is going through it and thinks it's only her.

I think the trouble is a year seems to last forever when you are young; if you haven't got work this feels like it defines you and you feel helpless. If you live at home and are locked down you can't get the space to develop your own identity and learn to be yourself. It is going to be very hard for a lot of the kids who have been through this...It's not like you can rewind and take those crucial couple of years again like an exam. Young peoples mental health has been badly affected.